High blood pressure is acknowledged
to be a severe health condition that can result to coronary heart disease, heart
failure, kidney problems, and other health troubles. Medically, blood pressure is the force of the
blood against the walls of the blood vessels as the heart pumps blood. If the pressure goes up and stays elevated for
some period of time, it can harm the body in many ways. Statistically, there are about one out of
three adults in the United States that has high blood pressure. This condition sometimes has no symptoms. You can even have it for a certain length of
time without you knowing it. During this
time, still, it can significantly affect the heart, blood vessels, kidneys, and
other vital parts of your body.
Realizing your blood pressure level is very significant, even when you
think, you’re just doing great. If your
blood pressure is within normal level, you can at least, contact your heath
provider to assist you in keeping it that way.
However, if your blood is pressure is too high, medications may help
prevent further damages to your body.

Blood pressure is measured as
systolic and diastolic pressures. When
you say systolic, it refers to blood pressure when the heart pumps the
blood. On the other hand, diastolic
refers to blood pressure when the heart is at rest between every pumping of
blood. Most often, you will recognize
that blood pressure levels are presented with the systolic number above or
before the diastolic number, such as 120/80 mmHg. The mmHg stands for millimeters of mercury
and it the unit used to measure blood pressure.
Blood pressure doesn't have to be the same all the time. Most of the time, it decreases when a person
is at rest and rises when a person wakes up. Moreover, blood pressure rises when you're feeling
energized, anxious, or too excited. If
your level stays elevated than normal frequently, you're definitely at risk for
health problems. Remember that all
levels higher than 120/80 raise your risk of having serious health problems and
the risk continues to develop as blood pressure level continues to rise.